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COUNTERPARTS; ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, electronically delivered, all of which when taken together shall constitute one agreement binding on all Parties, notwithstanding that all Parties are not signatories to the same counterpart. Each copy of the Agreement so executed constitutes an original. The Parties agree that they may conduct this transaction, including any amendments or extension, by electronic means including the use of electronic signatures and facsimiles. This Intergovernmental Agreement is effective upon full execution by the authorized representatives of the Parties as shown below. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Sponsored Projects Officer ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Fire Chief Portland Fire and Rescue Date Date Approval to Form City Attorney’s Office Portland Street Response Program Evaluation Scope of Work (Draft) Table of Contents Overview Portland Street Response (PSR) is a new first response program for non-emergency calls regarding individuals who may be experiencing homelessness and/or a mental health crisis. A pilot team consisting of a Paramedic and a Crisis Worker will be dispatched if the individual has no known access to weapons, is not suicidal, and is not violent towards others. PSR will be housed in Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) and will service the ▇▇▇▇▇ Neighborhood and surrounding areas during the pilot year. The purpose of the program evaluation is to 1) determine the overall effectiveness of the Portland Street Response program; 2) provide suggestions for program refinement and adaptation throughout the pilot year; and 3) provide recommendations for scaling PSR up city- wide at the end of the pilot. The evaluation will be comprehensive and include feedback from a variety of stakeholder groups, including people who are unhoused; PSR staff; Portland Fire & Rescue and Portland Police Bureau staff; businesses, neighborhood associations, and other organizations in ▇▇▇▇▇ and surrounding neighborhoods; and emergency callers. Throughout the pilot year, the PSU Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC) team will provide regular updates inclusive of performance metrics. There will be a progress report to City Council after the pilot program has been in the field for six months, and a final year-end report. Ongoing evaluation will allow PSR to be nimble so that if any of the initial assumptions about the program are wrong, it can change quickly to make sure the program meets its goals. Results of the evaluation will inform decisions for refinement and expansion of PSR so it can be implemented throughout the city of Portland. Work Plan Task 1.1: Finalize Metrics/Markers of PSR Success Task 1.2: Create Data Collection Tools and Data Sharing Protocols